diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 6c63a81..940c17e 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -280,6 +280,6 @@
             console.log(message);
         };
     </script>
-    <script type="module" src="/js/loader.js?v=20260516-scroll-window"></script>
+    <script type="module" src="/js/loader.js?v=20260607-webgl-physical-stack-quality"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/public/js/book-page-format-module.js b/public/js/book-page-format-module.js
index 019f58e..34591fd 100644
--- a/public/js/book-page-format-module.js
+++ b/public/js/book-page-format-module.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * Defines the canonical page geometry used by the WebGL book renderer.
  */
 import { BaseModule } from './base-module.js';
+import { calculateProceduralBookThickness, snapProceduralPageCount } from './procedural-book-model.js?v=20260607-webgl-physical-stack-quality';
 
 class BookPageFormatModule extends BaseModule {
     constructor() {
@@ -17,8 +18,13 @@ class BookPageFormatModule extends BaseModule {
             margins: Object.freeze({
                 topIn: 0.46,
                 bottomIn: 0.58,
-                innerIn: 0.56,
-                outerIn: 0.44
+                innerBaseIn: 0.375,
+                innerMinIn: 0.44,
+                innerMaxIn: 0.68,
+                innerThicknessFactor: 0.25,
+                outerBaseIn: 0.44,
+                outerThicknessFactor: 0.04,
+                outerMaxIn: 0.5
             }),
             typography: Object.freeze({
                 fontFamily: '"EB Garamond", "EB Garamond 12", serif',
@@ -28,16 +34,27 @@ class BookPageFormatModule extends BaseModule {
                 dropCapLines: 2
             })
         });
+        this.pageCount = snapProceduralPageCount(window.WebGLBookInitialState?.pageCount ?? 300);
 
         this.bindMethods([
             'getFormat',
             'getAspectRatio',
             'getTextureMetrics',
+            'setPageCount',
+            'getPageCount',
+            'getDynamicMargins',
             'inchesToTexture'
         ]);
     }
 
     async initialize() {
+        this.addEventListener(document, 'webgl-book:page-count-changed', (event) => {
+            this.setPageCount(event.detail?.pageCount);
+        });
+        this.addEventListener(document, 'preference-updated', (event) => {
+            const detail = event.detail || {};
+            if (detail.category === 'webgl' && detail.key === 'bookPageCount') this.setPageCount(detail.value);
+        });
         this.reportProgress(100, 'Book page format ready');
         return true;
     }
@@ -54,14 +71,49 @@ class BookPageFormatModule extends BaseModule {
         return (Number(valueIn) / this.format.trim.heightIn) * textureHeight;
     }
 
-    getTextureMetrics(textureWidth = 1280) {
+    setPageCount(value) {
+        const nextPageCount = snapProceduralPageCount(value ?? this.pageCount);
+        if (nextPageCount === this.pageCount) return this.pageCount;
+        this.pageCount = nextPageCount;
+        return this.pageCount;
+    }
+
+    getPageCount() {
+        return this.pageCount;
+    }
+
+    getDynamicMargins(pageCount = this.pageCount) {
+        const marginConfig = this.format.margins;
+        const thickness = calculateProceduralBookThickness(pageCount);
+        const innerIn = Math.min(
+            marginConfig.innerMaxIn,
+            Math.max(
+                marginConfig.innerMinIn,
+                marginConfig.innerBaseIn + thickness.textBlockThicknessIn * marginConfig.innerThicknessFactor
+            )
+        );
+        const outerIn = Math.min(
+            marginConfig.outerMaxIn,
+            marginConfig.outerBaseIn + thickness.textBlockThicknessIn * marginConfig.outerThicknessFactor
+        );
+        return {
+            topIn: 0.46,
+            bottomIn: 0.58,
+            innerIn,
+            outerIn,
+            thickness
+        };
+    }
+
+    getTextureMetrics(textureWidth = 1280, pageCount = this.pageCount) {
         const width = Math.max(1, Math.round(Number(textureWidth) || 1280));
         const height = Math.round(width / this.getAspectRatio());
+        const dynamicMargins = this.getDynamicMargins(pageCount);
         const margins = {
-            top: this.inchesToTexture(this.format.margins.topIn, height),
-            bottom: this.inchesToTexture(this.format.margins.bottomIn, height),
-            inner: this.inchesToTexture(this.format.margins.innerIn, height),
-            outer: this.inchesToTexture(this.format.margins.outerIn, height)
+            top: this.inchesToTexture(dynamicMargins.topIn, height),
+            bottom: this.inchesToTexture(dynamicMargins.bottomIn, height),
+            inner: this.inchesToTexture(dynamicMargins.innerIn, height),
+            outer: this.inchesToTexture(dynamicMargins.outerIn, height)
         };
         const content = {
             x: margins.outer,
@@ -89,6 +141,13 @@ class BookPageFormatModule extends BaseModule {
             margins,
             content,
             contentBySide,
+            marginsIn: {
+                top: dynamicMargins.topIn,
+                bottom: dynamicMargins.bottomIn,
+                inner: dynamicMargins.innerIn,
+                outer: dynamicMargins.outerIn
+            },
+            thickness: dynamicMargins.thickness,
             linesPerPage,
             bodyFontSizePx,
             typographyLineHeightPx,
diff --git a/public/js/book-texture-renderer-module.js b/public/js/book-texture-renderer-module.js
index 60dbaf3..b748288 100644
--- a/public/js/book-texture-renderer-module.js
+++ b/public/js/book-texture-renderer-module.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class BookTextureRendererModule extends BaseModule {
             'publishSpread',
             'getPageCanvas',
             'getHitMap',
+            'handlePageCountChanged',
             'handleSceneReady'
         ]);
     }
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ class BookTextureRendererModule extends BaseModule {
         this.reportProgress(20, 'Preparing page texture canvases');
         this.createPageCanvases();
         this.drawEmptySpread();
+        this.addEventListener(document, 'webgl-book:page-count-changed', this.handlePageCountChanged);
         this.addEventListener(document, 'webgl-book:scene-ready', this.handleSceneReady);
         this.addEventListener(document, 'book-pagination:spread-updated', (event) => {
             const latestBlockId = event.detail?.latestBlockId;
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ class BookTextureRendererModule extends BaseModule {
         return true;
     }
 
-    createPageCanvases(textureWidth = 1280) {
+    createPageCanvases(textureWidth = 3072) {
         this.metrics = this.pageFormat.getTextureMetrics(textureWidth);
         ['left', 'right'].forEach((side) => {
             const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
@@ -408,6 +410,12 @@ class BookTextureRendererModule extends BaseModule {
         return this.hitMaps[side] || [];
     }
 
+    handlePageCountChanged(event) {
+        this.pageFormat?.setPageCount?.(event.detail?.pageCount);
+        this.createPageCanvases();
+        this.drawSpread(this.currentSpread || this.pagination?.getCurrentSpread?.());
+    }
+
     handleSceneReady() {
         this.publishSpread();
     }
diff --git a/public/js/loader.js b/public/js/loader.js
index 1cbd73b..5d28210 100644
--- a/public/js/loader.js
+++ b/public/js/loader.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const ModuleState = {
     ERROR: 'ERROR'
 };
 
-const MODULE_CACHE_BUSTER = '20260607-webgl-page-uv-endpoints';
+const MODULE_CACHE_BUSTER = '20260607-webgl-physical-stack-quality';
 window.MODULE_CACHE_BUSTER = MODULE_CACHE_BUSTER;
 
 /**
diff --git a/public/js/procedural-book-model.js b/public/js/procedural-book-model.js
index e3bd10e..d25f66a 100644
--- a/public/js/procedural-book-model.js
+++ b/public/js/procedural-book-model.js
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ export const PROCEDURAL_BOOK = {
     PAGE_COUNT_MIN: 40,
     PAGE_COUNT_MAX: 500,
     PAGE_COUNT_STEP: 10,
+    TRIM_WIDTH_IN: 4.25,
+    TRIM_HEIGHT_IN: 6.87,
+    PAPER_CALIPER_MM: 0.097,
+    PAGES_PER_BUNDLE: 10,
     PAGE_LINE_SEGMENTS: 48,
     PAGE_DEPTH: 2.24,
     PAGE_WIDTH: 2.24 * (4.25 / 6.87),
@@ -16,11 +20,16 @@ export const PROCEDURAL_BOOK = {
         raisedHingeY: 0.056,
         paperContactOffset: 0.0012,
         singlePageCoverGap: 0.006,
-        bundleSpacing: 0.014
+        bundleSpacing: 0.0062
     }
 };
 PROCEDURAL_BOOK.PAGE_SPLINE_LENGTH = PROCEDURAL_BOOK.PAGE_WIDTH;
 PROCEDURAL_BOOK.COVER_OVERHANG = (PROCEDURAL_BOOK.COVER_DEPTH - PROCEDURAL_BOOK.PAGE_DEPTH) * 0.5;
+PROCEDURAL_BOOK.MODEL_UNITS_PER_INCH = PROCEDURAL_BOOK.PAGE_DEPTH / PROCEDURAL_BOOK.TRIM_HEIGHT_IN;
+PROCEDURAL_BOOK.PAPER_CALIPER_IN = PROCEDURAL_BOOK.PAPER_CALIPER_MM / 25.4;
+PROCEDURAL_BOOK.SHEET_THICKNESS_MODEL = PROCEDURAL_BOOK.PAPER_CALIPER_IN * PROCEDURAL_BOOK.MODEL_UNITS_PER_INCH;
+PROCEDURAL_BOOK.BUNDLE_SHEET_COUNT = PROCEDURAL_BOOK.PAGES_PER_BUNDLE / 2;
+PROCEDURAL_BOOK.BUNDLE_THICKNESS_MODEL = PROCEDURAL_BOOK.SHEET_THICKNESS_MODEL * PROCEDURAL_BOOK.BUNDLE_SHEET_COUNT;
 
 export function snapProceduralPageCount(value) {
     const parsed = Number.parseFloat(value);
@@ -32,6 +41,33 @@ export function snapProceduralPageCount(value) {
     );
 }
 
+export function calculateProceduralBookThickness(pageCountValue) {
+    const pageCount = snapProceduralPageCount(pageCountValue);
+    const sheetCount = Math.max(1, pageCount / 2);
+    const bundleCount = Math.max(4, Math.round(pageCount / PROCEDURAL_BOOK.PAGES_PER_BUNDLE));
+    const sheetThicknessIn = PROCEDURAL_BOOK.PAPER_CALIPER_IN;
+    const sheetThicknessModel = PROCEDURAL_BOOK.SHEET_THICKNESS_MODEL;
+    const bundleSheetCount = PROCEDURAL_BOOK.BUNDLE_SHEET_COUNT;
+    const bundleThicknessIn = sheetThicknessIn * bundleSheetCount;
+    const bundleThicknessModel = sheetThicknessModel * bundleSheetCount;
+    const textBlockThicknessIn = sheetThicknessIn * sheetCount;
+    const textBlockThicknessModel = sheetThicknessModel * sheetCount;
+    return {
+        pageCount,
+        sheetCount,
+        bundleCount,
+        sheetThicknessIn,
+        sheetThicknessModel,
+        bundleSheetCount,
+        bundleThicknessIn,
+        bundleThicknessModel,
+        tenPageStackThicknessIn: bundleThicknessIn,
+        tenPageStackThicknessModel: bundleThicknessModel,
+        textBlockThicknessIn,
+        textBlockThicknessModel
+    };
+}
+
 export function createProceduralBookModel(options = {}) {
     const context = createBookContext(options);
     const group = new THREE.Group();
@@ -104,7 +140,8 @@ function calculateBookModel(context) {
     const pageWidth = PROCEDURAL_BOOK.PAGE_WIDTH;
     const pageDepth = PROCEDURAL_BOOK.PAGE_DEPTH;
     const coverDepth = PROCEDURAL_BOOK.COVER_DEPTH;
-    const bundleCount = Math.max(4, Math.round(context.pageCount / 10));
+    const thickness = calculateProceduralBookThickness(context.pageCount);
+    const bundleCount = thickness.bundleCount;
     const spineWidth = calculateSpineWidth(bundleCount);
     const leftCount = calculateLeftBundleCount(context, bundleCount);
     const spineHalf = spineArcHalf(spineWidth);
@@ -125,6 +162,7 @@ function calculateBookModel(context) {
         coverOuterX,
         bundleSpacing,
         leftCount,
+        thickness,
         lines
     };
 }
@@ -872,9 +910,9 @@ function pointAtMeasuredPathDistance(support, distance) {
 function calculateSpineWidth(bundleCount) {
     const minimumWidth = 0.006;
     if (bundleCount <= 1) return minimumWidth;
-    const targetArcLength = (bundleCount - 1) * PROCEDURAL_BOOK.PROFILE.bundleSpacing + PROCEDURAL_BOOK.OPEN_SEAM_GAP;
+    const targetArcLength = (bundleCount - 1) * PROCEDURAL_BOOK.BUNDLE_THICKNESS_MODEL + PROCEDURAL_BOOK.OPEN_SEAM_GAP;
     let low = minimumWidth;
-    let high = Math.max(minimumWidth, bundleCount * PROCEDURAL_BOOK.PROFILE.bundleSpacing * 1.4);
+    let high = Math.max(minimumWidth, bundleCount * PROCEDURAL_BOOK.BUNDLE_THICKNESS_MODEL * 1.4);
     while (measureSpineArcLength(high) < targetArcLength) high *= 1.25;
     for (let i = 0; i < 24; i += 1) {
         const mid = (low + high) * 0.5;
@@ -887,7 +925,7 @@ function calculateSpineWidth(bundleCount) {
 function calculateBundleSpacing(bundleCount, spineWidth, leftCount) {
     const rightCount = bundleCount - leftCount;
     const stackIntervals = Math.max(0, leftCount - 1) + Math.max(0, rightCount - 1);
-    if (stackIntervals <= 0) return PROCEDURAL_BOOK.PROFILE.bundleSpacing;
+    if (stackIntervals <= 0) return PROCEDURAL_BOOK.BUNDLE_THICKNESS_MODEL;
     return Math.max(0.001, (measureSpineArcLength(spineWidth) - PROCEDURAL_BOOK.OPEN_SEAM_GAP) / stackIntervals);
 }
 
diff --git a/public/js/webgl-book-lab.js b/public/js/webgl-book-lab.js
index 33cf745..dc32451 100644
--- a/public/js/webgl-book-lab.js
+++ b/public/js/webgl-book-lab.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { RenderPass } from 'https://esm.sh/three@0.165.0/examples/jsm/postproces
 import { SSAOPass } from 'https://esm.sh/three@0.165.0/examples/jsm/postprocessing/SSAOPass.js';
 import { SMAAPass } from 'https://esm.sh/three@0.165.0/examples/jsm/postprocessing/SMAAPass.js';
 import { OutputPass } from 'https://esm.sh/three@0.165.0/examples/jsm/postprocessing/OutputPass.js';
-import { PROCEDURAL_BOOK, createProceduralBookModel, snapProceduralPageCount } from './procedural-book-model.js?v=20260607-webgl-page-uv-endpoints';
+import { PROCEDURAL_BOOK, createProceduralBookModel, snapProceduralPageCount } from './procedural-book-model.js?v=20260607-webgl-physical-stack-quality';
 
 const canvas = document.getElementById('scene');
 canvas.style.cursor = 'grab';
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const appInitialState = window.WebGLBookInitialState || {};
 const tableDebugName = urlParams.get('tableDebug') || 'none';
 const tableDebugMode = tableDebugModes[tableDebugName] ?? tableDebugModes.none;
 const isAppIntegrationMode = appInitialState.appMode === true;
-const appRenderPixelRatio = isAppIntegrationMode ? 1 : Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio || 1, 2);
+const appRenderPixelRatio = Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio || 1, 2);
 const labStatus = document.getElementById('lab_status');
 if (labStatus && tableDebugMode !== tableDebugModes.none) {
     labStatus.textContent = tableDebugName === 'ao' ? 'scene debug: SSAO' : `table debug: ${tableDebugName}`;
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ renderer.shadowMap.type = THREE.VSMShadowMap;
 
 const generatedTextureCanvases = {};
 const maxTextureAnisotropy = renderer.capabilities.getMaxAnisotropy();
-const reflectionPixelRatio = isAppIntegrationMode ? 0.5 : Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio || 1, 2);
-const pageTextureWidth = isAppIntegrationMode ? 1280 : 3200;
+const reflectionPixelRatio = Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio || 1, 2);
+const pageTextureWidth = 3072;
 const reflectionTargetSize = new THREE.Vector2();
 const pageRaycaster = new THREE.Raycaster();
 const pointerNdc = new THREE.Vector2();
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ let sceneSmaaPass = null;
 let sceneOutputPass = null;
 const aoExcludedObjects = new Set();
 let renderedFrameCount = 0;
+let staticSceneBuffersDirty = true;
+let lastStaticCameraSignature = '';
 
 const scene = new THREE.Scene();
 scene.background = new THREE.Color(0x080604);
@@ -65,13 +67,13 @@ let tableDustTexture = null;
 let tableGreaseTexture = null;
 const tableTopY = -0.02;
 const bookTableContactClearance = 0.002;
-const tableReflectionBaseWidth = isAppIntegrationMode ? 640 : 4096;
-const tableReflectionBaseHeight = isAppIntegrationMode ? 360 : 2304;
+const tableReflectionBaseWidth = 4096;
+const tableReflectionBaseHeight = 2304;
 const tableReflectionTarget = new THREE.WebGLRenderTarget(tableReflectionBaseWidth, tableReflectionBaseHeight, {
     colorSpace: THREE.SRGBColorSpace,
     depthBuffer: true,
     stencilBuffer: false,
-    samples: renderer.capabilities.isWebGL2 ? (isAppIntegrationMode ? 0 : 8) : 0
+    samples: renderer.capabilities.isWebGL2 ? 8 : 0
 });
 tableReflectionTarget.texture.colorSpace = THREE.SRGBColorSpace;
 tableReflectionTarget.texture.minFilter = THREE.LinearFilter;
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ const reflectionUp = new THREE.Vector3();
 const candleShadowSources = [];
 const candleWorldPosition = new THREE.Vector3();
 const flameWorldPosition = new THREE.Vector3();
-const bookShadowMapSize = isAppIntegrationMode ? 256 : 1536;
+const bookShadowMapSize = 1536;
 const bookShadowTargets = Array.from({ length: 3 }, () => {
     const target = new THREE.WebGLRenderTarget(bookShadowMapSize, bookShadowMapSize, {
         colorSpace: THREE.NoColorSpace,
@@ -169,7 +171,7 @@ const fastFlipOverlap = 5;
 let activeFlips = [];
 let pendingPageFlips = 0;
 
-const paperColor = new THREE.Color(0xf3dfad);
+const paperColor = new THREE.Color(0xf1ead2);
 const inkColor = '#1a1009';
 
 const leftCanvas = createPageCanvas('left');
@@ -179,9 +181,9 @@ const rightTexture = new THREE.CanvasTexture(rightCanvas);
 [leftTexture, rightTexture].forEach((texture) => {
     texture.colorSpace = THREE.SRGBColorSpace;
     texture.anisotropy = maxTextureAnisotropy;
-    texture.minFilter = THREE.LinearFilter;
+    texture.minFilter = THREE.LinearMipmapLinearFilter;
     texture.magFilter = THREE.LinearFilter;
-    texture.generateMipmaps = false;
+    texture.generateMipmaps = true;
 });
 const leatherTextures = createLeatherTextures();
 const spineClothTextures = createSpineClothTextures();
@@ -234,44 +236,44 @@ const materials = {
         side: THREE.DoubleSide
     }),
     pageBlock: new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({
-        color: 0xfffbef,
+        color: 0xf4eed8,
         map: paperTextures.color,
         normalMap: paperTextures.normal,
-        normalScale: new THREE.Vector2(0.032, 0.032),
+        normalScale: new THREE.Vector2(0.014, 0.014),
         roughnessMap: paperTextures.roughness,
         roughness: 0.88,
         metalness: 0,
         envMapIntensity: 0.06
     }),
     pageEdge: new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({
-        color: 0xfff4cf,
+        color: 0xf0e5c7,
         map: paperTextures.edge,
         normalMap: paperTextures.normal,
-        normalScale: new THREE.Vector2(0.024, 0.024),
+        normalScale: new THREE.Vector2(0.012, 0.012),
         roughnessMap: paperTextures.roughness,
         roughness: 0.94,
         metalness: 0,
         envMapIntensity: 0.05
     }),
     pageSurface: new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({
-        color: 0xfffbf0,
+        color: 0xf5efd9,
         map: paperTextures.color,
         normalMap: paperTextures.normal,
-        normalScale: new THREE.Vector2(0.03, 0.03),
+        normalScale: new THREE.Vector2(0.012, 0.012),
         roughnessMap: paperTextures.roughness,
         roughness: 0.9,
         metalness: 0,
         emissive: 0x14110b,
-        emissiveIntensity: 0.025,
+        emissiveIntensity: 0.012,
         envMapIntensity: 0.035,
         side: THREE.DoubleSide
     }),
     flipPageSurface: new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({
-        color: 0xfffcf2,
+        color: 0xf5efd9,
         roughness: 0.92,
         metalness: 0,
         emissive: 0x100d08,
-        emissiveIntensity: 0.018,
+        emissiveIntensity: 0.01,
         envMapIntensity: 0.02,
         side: THREE.DoubleSide
     }),
@@ -279,24 +281,24 @@ const materials = {
         color: 0xffffff,
         map: leftTexture,
         normalMap: paperTextures.normal,
-        normalScale: new THREE.Vector2(0.025, 0.025),
+        normalScale: new THREE.Vector2(0.01, 0.01),
         roughnessMap: paperTextures.roughness,
         roughness: 0.86,
         metalness: 0,
         emissive: 0x11100c,
-        emissiveIntensity: 0.035,
+        emissiveIntensity: 0.012,
         side: THREE.DoubleSide
     }),
     rightPage: new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({
         color: 0xffffff,
         map: rightTexture,
         normalMap: paperTextures.normal,
-        normalScale: new THREE.Vector2(0.025, 0.025),
+        normalScale: new THREE.Vector2(0.01, 0.01),
         roughnessMap: paperTextures.roughness,
         roughness: 0.86,
         metalness: 0,
         emissive: 0x11100c,
-        emissiveIntensity: 0.035,
+        emissiveIntensity: 0.012,
         side: THREE.DoubleSide
     }),
     spineCloth: new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({
@@ -333,18 +335,19 @@ configureBookShadowReceiver(materials.leather, 0.52);
 configureBookShadowReceiver(materials.hingeLeather, 0.36);
 configureBookShadowReceiver(materials.spineBaseLeather, 0.34);
 configureBookShadowReceiver(materials.coverEdge, 0.28);
-configureBookShadowReceiver(materials.pageBlock, 0.46);
-configureBookShadowReceiver(materials.pageEdge, 0.34);
-configureBookShadowReceiver(materials.pageSurface, 0.34);
-configureBookShadowReceiver(materials.flipPageSurface, 0.32);
-configureBookShadowReceiver(materials.leftPage, 0.38);
-configureBookShadowReceiver(materials.rightPage, 0.38);
+configureBookShadowReceiver(materials.pageBlock, 0.3);
+configureBookShadowReceiver(materials.pageEdge, 0.24);
+configureBookShadowReceiver(materials.pageSurface, 0.2);
+configureBookShadowReceiver(materials.flipPageSurface, 0.2);
+configureBookShadowReceiver(materials.leftPage, 0.18);
+configureBookShadowReceiver(materials.rightPage, 0.18);
 configureBookShadowReceiver(materials.spineCloth, 0.48);
 configureBookShadowReceiver(materials.headband, 0.62);
 
 buildTable();
 buildLighting();
 buildBook();
+notifyBookPageCountChanged();
 loadAiRoomReflection();
 window.BookLabDebug = {
     textures: generatedTextureCanvases,
@@ -629,11 +632,11 @@ function configureBookShadowReceiver(material, strength) {
                     float sideFill = grazingSide * sideReach;
                     float tableFill = tableReach * (0.16 + underside * 0.22) * (1.0 - upFacing * 0.58);
                     float pageFill = smoothstep(0.02, 0.2, tableDistance) * (1.0 - smoothstep(0.24, 0.72, tableDistance));
-                    vec3 tableWarmth = vec3(0.058, 0.039, 0.026) * tableFill;
-                    vec3 roomWarmth = vec3(0.04, 0.034, 0.028) * sideFill;
-                    vec3 pageWarmth = vec3(0.045, 0.041, 0.034) * pageFill * grazingSide * (1.0 - upFacing * 0.42);
+                    vec3 tableWarmth = vec3(0.042, 0.034, 0.028) * tableFill;
+                    vec3 roomWarmth = vec3(0.032, 0.032, 0.03) * sideFill;
+                    vec3 pageWarmth = vec3(0.032, 0.032, 0.029) * pageFill * grazingSide * (1.0 - upFacing * 0.42);
                     vec3 indirect = tableWarmth + roomWarmth + pageWarmth;
-                    return albedo * indirect * mix(1.0, 0.72, shadow);
+                    return albedo * indirect * mix(1.0, 0.86, shadow);
                 }
 
                 float spineClothThread(float coordinate, float frequency, float sharpness) {
@@ -663,8 +666,8 @@ function configureBookShadowReceiver(material, strength) {
                         sin((uv.y * 211.0 - uv.x * 53.0) * 6.28318530718);
                     float cloud = sin((uv.x * 17.0 + uv.y * 11.0) * 6.28318530718) *
                         sin((uv.x * 29.0 - uv.y * 23.0) * 6.28318530718);
-                    float fiber = clamp(fleck * 0.018 + cloud * 0.022, -0.04, 0.05);
-                    vec3 paperTint = mix(vec3(0.96, 0.945, 0.89), vec3(1.08, 1.055, 0.98), clamp(0.62 + fiber, 0.0, 1.0));
+                    float fiber = clamp(fleck * 0.008 + cloud * 0.012, -0.02, 0.026);
+                    vec3 paperTint = mix(vec3(0.94, 0.925, 0.875), vec3(1.025, 1.015, 0.97), clamp(0.56 + fiber, 0.0, 1.0));
                     return baseLight * paperTint;
                 }
 
@@ -681,7 +684,7 @@ function configureBookShadowReceiver(material, strength) {
                 ${isHardcoverPaper ? 'outgoingLight = hardcoverPaperLight(vBookSurfaceUv, outgoingLight);' : ''}
                 ${isHeadband ? 'outgoingLight = headbandCreviceLight(vBookSurfaceUv, outgoingLight);' : ''}
                 float bookReceiverShadow = bookReceiverShadowField(vBookReceiverWorldPosition) * bookShadowReceiverStrength;
-                outgoingLight *= mix(vec3(1.0), ${isHeadband ? 'vec3(0.16, 0.095, 0.055)' : 'vec3(0.38, 0.29, 0.2)'}, bookReceiverShadow);
+                outgoingLight *= mix(vec3(1.0), ${isHeadband ? 'vec3(0.16, 0.095, 0.055)' : isHardcoverPaper ? 'vec3(0.68, 0.62, 0.52)' : 'vec3(0.38, 0.29, 0.2)'}, bookReceiverShadow);
                 outgoingLight += bookLocalBounce(vBookReceiverWorldPosition, normalize(vBookReceiverWorldNormal), bookReceiverShadow, diffuseColor.rgb);
                 #include <opaque_fragment>`
             );
@@ -715,7 +718,13 @@ function configureScenePostprocessing() {
         sceneAoPass.output = SSAOPass.OUTPUT.Default;
     }
     const renderAoPass = sceneAoPass.render.bind(sceneAoPass);
+    sceneAoPass.userData = sceneAoPass.userData || {};
+    sceneAoPass.userData.cachedRenderPass = renderAoPass;
     sceneAoPass.render = (...args) => {
+        if (!staticSceneBuffersDirty && activeFlips.length === 0) {
+            renderCachedAoPass(sceneAoPass, ...args);
+            return;
+        }
         aoExcludedObjects.forEach((object) => {
             object.userData.wasVisibleForAo = object.visible;
             object.visible = false;
@@ -1360,6 +1369,7 @@ function configureTableShader(material) {
 }
 
 function buildBook() {
+    markStaticSceneBuffersDirty();
     clearActiveFlips();
     book.traverse((object) => {
         if (object.isMesh) aoExcludedObjects.delete(object);
@@ -1404,17 +1414,52 @@ function buildBook() {
     });
     currentProceduralBookModel = proceduralBook.model;
     book.add(proceduralBook.group);
+    document.documentElement.dataset.webglBookThickness = JSON.stringify(currentProceduralBookModel.thickness);
+}
+
+function renderCachedAoPass(pass, rendererInstance, writeBuffer, readBuffer) {
+    if (!pass.copyMaterial || !pass.renderPass || !pass.blurRenderTarget) {
+        pass.userData?.cachedRenderPass?.(rendererInstance, writeBuffer, readBuffer);
+        return;
+    }
+    if (pass.output === SSAOPass.OUTPUT?.Default) {
+        pass.copyMaterial.uniforms.tDiffuse.value = readBuffer.texture;
+        pass.copyMaterial.blending = THREE.NoBlending;
+        pass.renderPass(rendererInstance, pass.copyMaterial, pass.renderToScreen ? null : writeBuffer);
+        pass.copyMaterial.uniforms.tDiffuse.value = pass.blurRenderTarget.texture;
+        pass.copyMaterial.blending = THREE.CustomBlending;
+        pass.renderPass(rendererInstance, pass.copyMaterial, pass.renderToScreen ? null : writeBuffer);
+        return;
+    }
+    const texture = pass.output === SSAOPass.OUTPUT?.SSAO
+        ? pass.ssaoRenderTarget?.texture
+        : pass.output === SSAOPass.OUTPUT?.Blur
+            ? pass.blurRenderTarget.texture
+            : pass.output === SSAOPass.OUTPUT?.Normal
+                ? pass.normalRenderTarget?.texture
+                : null;
+    if (!texture) {
+        pass.userData?.cachedRenderPass?.(rendererInstance, writeBuffer, readBuffer);
+        return;
+    }
+    pass.copyMaterial.uniforms.tDiffuse.value = texture;
+    pass.copyMaterial.blending = THREE.NoBlending;
+    pass.renderPass(rendererInstance, pass.copyMaterial, pass.renderToScreen ? null : writeBuffer);
+}
+
+function markStaticSceneBuffersDirty() {
+    staticSceneBuffersDirty = true;
 }
 
 function configureHardcoverPaperMaterial(material, { useEdgeMap = false } = {}) {
     material.userData.isHardcoverPaper = true;
     if (!material.map) material.map = useEdgeMap ? paperTextures.edge : paperTextures.color;
     material.normalMap = paperTextures.normal;
-    material.normalScale = material.normalScale ?? new THREE.Vector2(0.024, 0.024);
+    material.normalScale = material.normalScale ?? new THREE.Vector2(useEdgeMap ? 0.012 : 0.01, useEdgeMap ? 0.012 : 0.01);
     material.roughnessMap = paperTextures.roughness;
-    material.roughness = Math.max(material.roughness ?? 0.86, useEdgeMap ? 0.92 : 0.86);
+    material.roughness = Math.max(material.roughness ?? 0.9, useEdgeMap ? 0.94 : 0.9);
     material.metalness = 0;
-    material.envMapIntensity = Math.min(material.envMapIntensity ?? 0.05, 0.06);
+    material.envMapIntensity = Math.min(material.envMapIntensity ?? 0.025, 0.035);
     material.needsUpdate = true;
 }
 
@@ -1432,10 +1477,20 @@ function setBookPageCount(value) {
     if (!Number.isFinite(nextPageCount)) return;
     bookPageCount = nextPageCount;
     buildBook();
+    notifyBookPageCountChanged();
     syncBookControls();
     window.WebGLBookPreferenceBridge?.updatePageCount?.(bookPageCount);
 }
 
+function notifyBookPageCountChanged() {
+    document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('webgl-book:page-count-changed', {
+        detail: {
+            pageCount: bookPageCount,
+            model: currentProceduralBookModel
+        }
+    }));
+}
+
 function stepReadingProgress(pageDelta) {
     setReadingProgress(readingProgress + pageDelta / Math.max(1, bookPageCount));
 }
@@ -2414,32 +2469,32 @@ function createHardcoverPaperTextures() {
         const cloudA = Math.sin((nx * 19 + ny * 11) * 6.28318530718);
         const cloudB = Math.sin((nx * 31 - ny * 27) * 6.28318530718);
         const fleck = Math.max(0, 0.5 - Math.abs(pulpA * pulpB));
-        return cloudA * cloudB * 0.026 - fleck * 0.035;
+        return cloudA * cloudB * 0.014 - fleck * 0.018;
     };
 
     for (let y = 0; y < size; y += 1) {
         for (let x = 0; x < size; x += 1) {
             const index = (y * size + x) * 4;
             const fiber = fiberAt(x, y);
-            const warmth = 0.97 + 0.018 * Math.sin(x * 0.017 + y * 0.003) + 0.012 * Math.sin(y * 0.041);
-            const shade = THREE.MathUtils.clamp(0.975 + fiber, 0.88, 1.0);
-            colorImage.data[index] = Math.round(255 * shade * warmth);
-            colorImage.data[index + 1] = Math.round(251 * shade * warmth);
-            colorImage.data[index + 2] = Math.round(235 * shade);
+            const warmth = 0.985 + 0.008 * Math.sin(x * 0.017 + y * 0.003) + 0.006 * Math.sin(y * 0.041);
+            const shade = THREE.MathUtils.clamp(0.985 + fiber, 0.92, 1.0);
+            colorImage.data[index] = Math.round(246 * shade * warmth);
+            colorImage.data[index + 1] = Math.round(239 * shade * warmth);
+            colorImage.data[index + 2] = Math.round(216 * shade);
             colorImage.data[index + 3] = 255;
 
             const linePhase = (y + Math.sin(x * 0.021) * 4) % 34;
             const line = linePhase < 1.2 ? 0.72 : linePhase < 2.1 ? 0.82 : 1;
-            edgeImage.data[index] = Math.round(255 * shade * line);
-            edgeImage.data[index + 1] = Math.round(244 * shade * line);
-            edgeImage.data[index + 2] = Math.round(207 * shade * line);
+            edgeImage.data[index] = Math.round(240 * shade * line);
+            edgeImage.data[index + 1] = Math.round(230 * shade * line);
+            edgeImage.data[index + 2] = Math.round(194 * shade * line);
             edgeImage.data[index + 3] = 255;
 
             const hLeft = fiberAt((x - 1 + size) % size, y);
             const hRight = fiberAt((x + 1) % size, y);
             const hDown = fiberAt(x, (y - 1 + size) % size);
             const hUp = fiberAt(x, (y + 1) % size);
-            const normal = new THREE.Vector3((hLeft - hRight) * 3.2, (hDown - hUp) * 3.2, 1).normalize();
+            const normal = new THREE.Vector3((hLeft - hRight) * 1.45, (hDown - hUp) * 1.45, 1).normalize();
             normalImage.data[index] = Math.round((normal.x * 0.5 + 0.5) * 255);
             normalImage.data[index + 1] = Math.round((normal.y * 0.5 + 0.5) * 255);
             normalImage.data[index + 2] = Math.round((normal.z * 0.5 + 0.5) * 255);
@@ -2567,6 +2622,7 @@ function tintAmbientFromCanvas(canvas) {
 }
 
 function resize() {
+    markStaticSceneBuffersDirty();
     const width = Math.max(1, window.innerWidth);
     const height = Math.max(1, window.innerHeight);
     renderer.setSize(width, height, false);
@@ -2687,6 +2743,19 @@ function updateCameraRig(deltaSeconds) {
         cameraRig.target.z + Math.cos(cameraRig.yaw) * horizontalRadius
     );
     camera.lookAt(cameraRig.target);
+    const signature = [
+        camera.position.x,
+        camera.position.y,
+        camera.position.z,
+        cameraRig.target.x,
+        cameraRig.target.y,
+        cameraRig.target.z,
+        camera.aspect
+    ].map((value) => value.toFixed(4)).join('|');
+    if (signature !== lastStaticCameraSignature) {
+        lastStaticCameraSignature = signature;
+        markStaticSceneBuffersDirty();
+    }
 }
 
 function updateCandleShadowUniforms() {
@@ -2884,16 +2953,17 @@ function animate(now = performance.now()) {
             waxShader.uniforms.waxLightPower.value = THREE.MathUtils.clamp(pulse * object.userData.baseIntensity * 0.42, 0.35, 1.6);
         }
     });
+    const hadActiveFlips = activeFlips.length > 0;
     updateActiveFlips(performance.now());
+    if (hadActiveFlips) markStaticSceneBuffersDirty();
     updateCandleShadowUniforms();
     renderedFrameCount += 1;
     const shadowStartedAt = performance.now();
-    if (!isAppIntegrationMode || renderedFrameCount % 6 === 1 || activeFlips.length > 0) {
-        updateBookShadowMaps();
-    }
+    updateBookShadowMaps();
     lastFrameTiming.shadows = performance.now() - shadowStartedAt;
     const reflectionStartedAt = performance.now();
-    if (!isAppIntegrationMode || renderedFrameCount % 4 === 1 || cameraRig.navigationActive || activeFlips.length > 0) {
+    const refreshStaticSceneBuffers = staticSceneBuffersDirty || activeFlips.length > 0;
+    if (refreshStaticSceneBuffers) {
         updateTableReflection();
     }
     lastFrameTiming.reflection = performance.now() - reflectionStartedAt;
@@ -2909,6 +2979,9 @@ function animate(now = performance.now()) {
     }
     lastFrameTiming.render = performance.now() - renderStartedAt;
     lastFrameTiming.total = lastFrameTiming.shadows + lastFrameTiming.reflection + lastFrameTiming.render;
+    if (refreshStaticSceneBuffers && activeFlips.length === 0) {
+        staticSceneBuffersDirty = false;
+    }
     window.BookLabDebug.renderedFrames += 1;
     window.BookLabDebug.ready = true;
     fpsWindowFrames += 1;